Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLMDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
113 PM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 74 12/15/2021
LOW -22 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 64 12/07 55 9
LOWEST 6 12/12 -5 11
MEAN 30.8 27.7 3.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 11.5 -2.5
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 27.4 -2.4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.0 -2.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.44 2015
MINIMUM T 2002
TOTALS 1.66 1.58 0.08
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 3.2 7.9 -4.7
SINCE 7/1 3.2 11.1 -7.9
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1050 1156 -106
SINCE 7/1 1914 2404 -490
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 1318 1071 247
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/310 DATE 12/04
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 HAIL 0
SLEET 1 FOG 17
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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